When the American Civil War broke out in April 1861, the Union government did not immediately announce that ending slavery was a goal of the war, instead the war was merely to preserve the Union.
A) Explain why Abraham Lincoln hesitated at first to make emancipation a goal of the war, and trace the change in his policy.
B) Based upon what you know about Lincoln, was he or was he not an abolitionist? Explain and defend your answer.